She is 11 now <span style = 'background-color: #dae8f4'>and</span> has had problems since she was about 18months. She takes allegra, singulair, flonase, floventand foradil everyday as a preventative. Then the pulminologist told us to give her albuterol before sports practices and games. About once a year, she seems to have an attack where she has to take multiple neb treatments or go to the ER. She is very active in sports.

It causes me to have spasm coughing and if I cannot control this to 3 or 4 coughs my windpipe closes over making it hard to breath in or out. The last one about 2 years ago stopped me breathing in <span style = 'background-color: #dae8f4'>and</span> out completely for 10 to 15 seconds <span style = 'background-color: #dae8f4'>and</span> I thought I had bought it. The spasm cough causes it all and when it goes away (usually 4 to 5 days) things are relatively normal although a normal cough stays with me for weeks after.

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